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Peer reviewedFisher, Carol J.; Natarella, Margaret A. – Language Arts, 1979
Describes a study of the poetry preferences of 15 classes of primary school children. (DD)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Childrens Literature, Educational Research
Dyer, Esther R. – 1977
This bibliography lists articles, dissertations, and books released from 1889 through 1974 that deal with children's reading interests. The publications address such topics as children's preferences in reading textbooks and in recreational reading, the reading preferences of children in various age groups, children's poetry preferences, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bibliographies, Childhood Interests, Children
Blanquat, Josette – Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos, 1970
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Literary Influences, Nineteenth Century Literature
Peer reviewedReading Teacher, 1980
Annotates books selected by children from across the United States as their favorites from among 500 children's trade books published in 1979. Books are categorized as beginning independent reading books; books for younger, for middle grade, and for older readers; and informational books. One regional choice (a book popular with Missouri children)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Books
Dysart, Brent – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1985
Examines the lack of information about how children evaluate what they read and why they select particular reading materials. Offers approaches to understanding reading preferences and ways to encourage evaluative skills. Suggests six criteria for selecting good children's literature and ideas about using children's magazines to help express…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Download full textClatanoff, Doris A. – 1987
Often regarding the "great books" as too difficult for elementary school age children to comprehend, teachers have given students reading assignments that are less than challenging and have risked causing them to dislike reading because it is relatively uninteresting. However, it is possible to expose very young children to works such as…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
